Home Movies: Medicus Collection: Little Journeys to Niagara Falls and Canada, August (1931)

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Begins with Amateur Cinema League leader Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls from many angles and perspectives – many good shots of Falls and white water Swiftly moving water moving towards falls VS: The American Falls water falling over lip of falls Luna Island Many shots of teeming waters Gorge Slow-motion shot of teeming waters in Gorge (good) “The Spanish railway on which but few people ventured” (tramway over river) shots of river from railway from tramcar Canadian or Horseshoe Falls Slow-motion sequence of water falling over Horseshoe Falls (good) of ship “Maid of the Mist” in river Woman and man in slickers approach camera and pose for camera on way to Cave of the Winds Group of tourists in slickers walk down path close to bottom of waterfall Trip to the foot of the American Falls water coming down toward camera (kind of elemental) People in slickers walking along wooden walkway Man in slicker approaching camera (Philip Medicus?) from steamboat along river Piston pushing? from ship heading into harbor Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario (of postcard) Pan up ornate entrance gate of Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, people walking by; pan along top of gate guards at gate of Exhibition Pan over Manufacturers Building at Exhibition Pans around CNE grounds and buildings Scots bagpipers walking by riding in scenic excursion vehicle of some kind at CNE Toronto waterfront seen from boat, very misty Shot from ship or boat: Sun very low in sky against water, begins to set…

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32 minutes

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Prelinger Archives